Sled.



J. ANDERSON.

SLED.

APPLICATION FILED MAY 1,1911.

1,0Q1,498, Patented Aug. 22, 1911.

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UNITED @Tif-k'ilflS JOHN ANDERSON, 03h LINCOLN, KANSAS.

SLED.

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Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Aug. 22, 19.11.

To all whom it may concern:

lie it known that I, JonN Annnlison, a citizen of the United States, residing at Lin coln, in the county of Lincoln and State of Kansas, have invented certain new and usetul lmprovement in Sleds; and I do declare the 't'ollowing to be a full, clear, and exact description of the invention, such as will enable others skilled in the art to which it appertains to make and use the same.

This invention is a sled designed more particularly for coasting, and the object. of the same is to provide improved means for steering the sled much as an automobile is steered. This object is accomplished by the constrimtion hereinafter more fully described and claimed, and as shown in the drawings wherein-- l iguro 1 is a persptxrtive view of this sled complete. Fig. 2 is a bottom plan view thercot showing the front or steering sled or truck as turned to one side. Fig. 3 is a central vertical longitudinal section through the front portion of the sled. t ig. l is a cross section on the line xt--it of Fig.

In the drawings the letter B designates roadly the board representing tht qbody portion oi this sled; F ls the front or steer ing truck or sled proper, and R is the rear or trailing truck or sled.

While 1 do noLlimit myselt" to the exact construction oi? the sleds proper it may be well to make them as shown in the drawings of strap iron whereof the runners 5 of the rear sled are turned up at their ends it and 7 and riveted or bolted beneath the board B. as shown. The runners 8 of the front sled F are turned up at their forward ends 9 and connected by a cross bar 10, and along the body of the runners 8 are knees 11. and 12 'Wl'iereot' the former is pivotally mounted on a king bolt 13 through the board it, and preferably provided with wear plates or If desired also, sections of a fi'ftl1-wl1eel 16 may be secured to the bottom of the board and will rest upon this knee to assist in preventing friction and avoiding tiltingof the board. The rear most knee 12 is preferably curved upward or arched as shown but rises not quite so high as the foremost knee.

The steering mechanism comprises an upright shall it) journaledthrough the board in any suitable manner and having; a hand wheel .31 at its upper end and a crank at its lower end as shown.

onnccted with and extending to the rear from the cross bar it), and passing beneath the intermediate knee it and projecting, toward the rearmost knee IE3, is a slotted menr her 25 in which the crank mo\es as best seen in Fig. :3. Hence when this wheel is turned in either direction the crank (whicl. as shown stands in rear of the king-boltt moves within the slot and causes the front. sled l! to turn upon its pivot.

Thus it will be seen that I have devised a coasting sled tor youths wherein the steering device simulates that employed upon an automobile, and wherein also the centrally disposed knee of the front sled l" is connected with the board by a kingqbolt and possibly also by portions ot a tittlrwheel as described.

The parts may be ot}-"any desired sizes, shapes, proportions and materials.

What is claimed as new is:

in a coasting sled, the combilnition with the board. a trailing, sled beneath its rear end, an upright shat't journaltal through the board and having a crank at its lower end,'

and a wheel at the upper end of the shaft; of a steering sled beneath the front end of the board including an intermediate knee pivotcdto said board, the runners turned up at their front ends, a cross bar connecting them. a rear knee arched over their rear ends, and a slotted member connected with said cross bar and passing below the intermediate knee toward the rear knee and in whose slot plays the crank of said shaft.

in testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand in presence of two subscribing Wit nesses.

. JOHN ANDERSON. Witnesses (Jam. W. snarl-1n, JOHN S. Rica. 

